Comparison

Flight Plan for DJI Drones vs Map Pilot Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Flight Plan for DJI Drones

Create advanced autonomous flight plans for DJI drones. This app allows for complex camera movements and waypoint missions, enabling professional-level aerial cinematography and data collection. It supports a wide range of DJI drone models for versatile aerial operations.

Highlights
  • Autonomous camera control
  • Complex flight plans (cable cams, orbits)
  • Grid flights for mapping
  • Offline mission planning
  • Resumable missions
  • Cloud sync for flight plans
Features
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Fly like a pro - Create flight plans quickly that keep the camera focused on your subject with smooth transitions and perfect framing. With autonomous flight plans you can accomplish shots far to difficult to fly manually. Flight Plan and its predecessor have been around since the Phantom 1, they have over 30,000 users and hundreds of thousands of completed flights. Supported Hardware: * Mavic 3 (not yet supported, will be supported as soon as DJI releases the third-party SDK) * Mini 3 (not yet supported, will be supported as soon as DJI releases the third-party SDK) * FPV (not yet supported, will be supported as soon as DJI releases the third-party SDK) * DJI Mini 2 (vitual stick missions only) * DJI Mini SE (virtual stick missions only) * DJI Air 2S (virtual stick missions only) * Mavic Air 2 (virtual stick missions only) * Mavic Mini (virtual stick missions only) * Matrice 300 RTK * Matrice 200 V2 * Matrice 210 V2 * Matrice 210 RTK V2 * Phantom 4 RTK * Mavic 2 Enterprise, Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual * Mavic 2 Pro * Mavic 2 Zoom * Spark * Matrice 210 * Matrice 210RTK * Matrice 200 * Inspire 2 * Mavic Pro * Mavic Air * Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Pro & Phantom 4 Advanced, Phantom 4 Pro V2.0, P4 Multispectral * Matrice 600 & Matrice 600 Pro, RTK and Ronin MX * Phantom 3 Standard, Advanced, 4K & Professional * Inspire 1, Inspire 1 Pro & Inspire 1 RAW * Matrice 100 with X3, X5 & X5R Features: * Multiple Maps - Three base maps to choose from: Google, Apple, and MapBox. * Resumable Missions - Change out batteries and resume your mission. * Autonomous Camera Control - App controls drone yaw and gimbal angles to keep focus. * Offline Planning - Plan and save missions at home. * Large Flight Plans - Mission with over 99 waypoints. * Complex Flight Plans - Complex cable cams, selfies, orbit paths, panoramic paths. * Flight Logs - Load and view your flight logs in the app. * Grid Flights - Fly search and rescue, mapping, surveying missions * Save Flight Plans In The Cloud - Sync your flight plans across your devices. Tracks your flying stats and can share them with other users Includes no fly zones Voice notifications No ground station distance limits Variable speed waypoints POI Orbit Manual POI flight mode, you fly while gimbal pitch is controlled. Crosshairs display lat/lng target Follow-me with auto gimbal control Full ground station Variable width FPV/map view Gesture camera control Instructions: http://flightplan.beyondthecube.ca/ Demo Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1P83C3znQI keywords: dji,go,4,drone,app,mavic,pro,autopilot,phantom,dronedeploy,litchi,air,ground,station,mobile,fly,gs,mimo,pilot,laanc,map,2,betaflight,store,flight,déplacer,uav,autopilot,dji,drones,dgi,dronego,four.,four,4.,video,dronne,camera,apps

About

Map Pilot Pro

Create optimal flight paths for aerial mapping and data collection. This app syncs flight logs and mission plans with a cloud service for enhanced debugging and processing. It supports various drone models and offers offline capabilities for seamless operation.

Highlights
  • Optimal flight path creation
  • Offline map preview
  • Direct upload for processing
  • Multi-battery management
  • FlightSync to cloud service
  • Terrain aware image footprint
  • Offline capable terrain awareness
Features
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Based on 10+ years of DJI flight app experience. Map Pilot Pro helps you create and fly the optimal flight path to create great maps using the Maps Made Easy map processing service. Process into the final product using your own photogrammetry software or our Maps Made Easy online service. Mapping has never been easier. All flight logs and mission planning can be synced with Maps Made Easy's FlightSync system for enhanced debugging and troubleshooting to help users create the best maps around. Map Pilot Pro is a companion app intended for collecting data for the Maps Made Easy processing platform. Maps Made Easy's processing can be purchased by buying points on a pay-as-you-go basis or it can be subscribed to on a monthly basis.  Collect top notch aerial data using Map Pilot Pro and process unlimited jobs of up to 325 images (12 megapixels) for free with Maps Made Easy. View Full Documentation: http://support.dronesmadeeasy.com Define the area, select the level of detail, and go. Features: New Quick Map system for Offline Map Preview Direct upload for processing Multi-Battery Management Manual Restart Point Selection FlightSync to Maps Made Easy Mission and Boundary Sync with Maps Made Easy Flight Zone Management Manual Restart Point definition LAANC Authorizations via AirMap Automatic, Aperture/Shutter Priority and Manual Exposure Modes Basemap Caching for Offline Operations Connectionless Camera Triggering Terrain Aware Image Footprint Display Fully Offline Capable Terrain Awareness Multi-Pass Linear Mission Planning Custom Terrain Data Import 3D Grid Mission Planning Multi-Flight Coordination Movable Home Point to Track the Pilot Save/Edit Missions Refly Saved Missions View 3D logs on-device with Google Earth Import KML via Email or AirDrop Import GPX files Export KML, log files, and Flights file via Email or AirDrop Flight Log review Built-in Simulator for testing AirData and DroneLogbook upload from Log File Manager RAW imaging Fullest Possible Use of Each Battery Appropriate Camera Triggering Overlap Management Speed Management Automatic Takeoff and Landing Live Video Preview Signal Quality Warning Line of Sight Indicator Automatically Captures Elevation Reference Image (Ground Image) Natural Landing Assistance Live Map View Compatible with iOS 15 and up. Supported Aircraft: See our site for the full list - https://support.dronesmadeeasy.com/hc/en-us/articles/205704366-Supported-Hardware Mavic Pro Mavic Air Air 2 and Air 2S Air 3 and Air 3S (Export Only) Mavic Mini 2 SkyRover X1 (Export Only) Mini 4 Pro (Export Only) Mini 5 Pro (Export Only) Mavic 2 (Pro, Zoom, and Enterprise) Mavic 3 Pro (Export Only) Mavic 3 Classic (Export Only) Mavic 4 (Export Only) Phantom 3 Professional Phantom 3 Advanced Phantom 3 Standard Phantom 4 Phantom 4 Pro * (v2 included) Phantom 4 RTK Phantom 4 Advanced Inspire 1 Inspire 1 Pro Inspire 2 Matrice 100 (M100) Matrice 200 (M200) Matrice 210 (M210) Matrice 210 RTK (M210RTK) Matrice 600 (M600) Matrice 600P (M600P) Matrice 300 RTK (M300, M300RTK) Autel EVO II V1 (no V2 support - Base, Pro and Dual cameras) Supported External Cameras: DJI X3 DJI X5 DJI X4S DJI X5S DJI X7 DJI XT2 DJI H20T DJI H20 P1 Sony a7R, a7R II, and a7R III only with Drones Made Easy trigger board* Sony A6000 only with Drones Made Easy trigger board* Sony Multispectral Camera (MSZ-2100G) as part of the Drones Made Easy and Sony Smart Agriculture Solution * Matrice 200/210/600/600P with Sony a7R and other custom camera sensors will require a Drones Made Easy custom trigger board that will only be sold as fully integrated kits built by Drones Made Easy. Email for more details. * Phantom 4 Pro v2 is supported. Phantom 4 Pro Plus version is not supported. No Ronin support is available.

Screenshots

Flight Plan for DJI Drones4 screens
Map Pilot Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Map Pilot Pro at Free against Flight Plan for DJI Drones's $13.99. Map Pilot Pro also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (254 vs 34). Flight Plan for DJI Drones's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Map Pilot Pro is free to download; Flight Plan for DJI Drones costs $13.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Map Pilot Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Map Pilot Pro has 254 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Flight Plan for DJI Drones's written reviews are positive against 65% of Map Pilot Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flight Plan for DJI Drones ships an update every 3 weeks, Map Pilot Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flight Plan for DJI Drones versus Map Pilot Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlight Plan for DJI DronesMap Pilot Pro
Price$13.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (34 ratings)4.6 (254 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews64.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34254 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB215 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeyond The CubeAutomotive Data Research

Customer experience

Flight Plan for DJI Drones

All ratings34 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral8.8%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative35.1%

Map Pilot Pro

All ratings254 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative31.4%

Bugs and requests

Flight Plan for DJI Drones

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Map Pilot Pro

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes during profile computation
  • App crashes when drone is detected
  • Mission execution fails to capture images
  • Drone hovers without starting mission
  • Flight lines not appearing due to work mode error
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  • Custom camera settings glitching
  • Save functionality not working properly
  • Mission changes not persisting
  • App locking when creating plans mid-flight
  • Drone losing control and not responding to RTH
  • Free tier option greyed out in UI

Requested features

8 requests
  • Support for DJI Mini and Mini SE drones
  • Support for Matrice 4 series drones
  • Desktop mission planning capability
  • KMZ and SHP file import functionality
  • Per-mission camera settings configuration
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  • Automated flight path generation
  • Better UI for notched/modern iPhones
  • Improved tutorial and help documentation

In-app purchases

None

Flight Plan for DJI Drones

No in-app purchases

None

Map Pilot Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flight Plan for DJI Drones free?
Flight Plan for DJI Drones costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Map Pilot Pro free?
Map Pilot Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flight Plan for DJI Drones or Map Pilot Pro?
Map Pilot Pro is rated higher. Flight Plan for DJI Drones averages 3.6 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Map Pilot Pro averages 4.6 from 254 ratings.
Do Flight Plan for DJI Drones or Map Pilot Pro have ads?
Neither Flight Plan for DJI Drones nor Map Pilot Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flight Plan for DJI Drones or Map Pilot Pro?
Flight Plan for DJI Drones ships an update every 3 weeks, and Map Pilot Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flight Plan for DJI Drones was updated on October 15, 2026 and Map Pilot Pro on October 13, 2026.

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